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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Aragones, who put the General in power?
(a) Aragones.
(b) The English.
(c) The Gringoes.
(d) The Conservatives.

2. When the General looks at other nations, what pattern does he notice?
(a) The decay of colonial government.
(b) Stagnation.
(c) Change, revolution and revival.
(d) The rise of strong-man governments.

3. In which activity is General Rodrigo de Aguilar authorized to beat the General?
(a) Fencing.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Dominoes.
(d) Chess.

4. Which of the following is not a means of death met by the men who sacked the Presidential Palace?
(a) A man is flayed alive.
(b) A man is thrown in the moat.
(c) A man is fed to crocodiles.
(d) A man is burned alive.

5. What does the General bring to Manuela Sanchez?
(a) Gadgets.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many assassination attempts did Patricio Aragones survive before he was hired by the General?

2. Which type of animal destroyed the palace?

3. What does the General flavor his water with?

4. What does Patricio Aragnoes drink in order to forget how to read and write?

5. At what time did the General always begin the day?

(see the answer key)

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